[The fact that she isn't shocked by his Chirithy suddenly appearing gives her a boost in Ven's estimation; not that he had any anger or doubts about her before, but it's always startling to see something simply appear out of thin air when you're not expecting it, especially something that seems to be alive, and the fact that she's only a little surprised is probably a good omen. He's also noticed that Chirithy seems to have a pretty good internal radar about who it can do that sort of thing with, and for it to do it in front of a complete stranger, that gives him an extra nod towards helping her being a good thing, not just necessary.]
[Ven chuckles a little at the fact that she almost stands straight at attention when he looks back at her, bringing up his hands to wave slightly in a "don't worry, calm down" expression.] It's not hard and it won't be long. I just have to... [He trails off for a moment, head tilting as he tries to figure out how to explain something that's probably going to look weird (then again, probably everything he's done so far has looked weird). He shrugs a bit, then jumps back into it.] I have to... search, I guess. Something bad happened here pretty recently, so I have to make sure it's not lingering. Here-
[There's a chair lying knocked over among the clutter and glass and hair, and he takes a few steps over the mess to pick it up, bumping it a couple times on the ground to knock off any glass shards he can't see, before bringing it back to where Rise is waiting and setting it down in an open patch of floor.]
Here you go. This won't take long, I promise. [And with another smile, he moves back to the center of the room once again, taking a stance in the middle of it with his back straight, his arms by his sides, and his head tilted slightly back with his eyes closed, like he's listening really hard for something in the distance. Chirithy, meanwhile, is still more or less next to Rise, and picks up a bit of the hair in its slightly awkward paws, sighing and shaking its fuzzy little head.]
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[Ven chuckles a little at the fact that she almost stands straight at attention when he looks back at her, bringing up his hands to wave slightly in a "don't worry, calm down" expression.] It's not hard and it won't be long. I just have to... [He trails off for a moment, head tilting as he tries to figure out how to explain something that's probably going to look weird (then again, probably everything he's done so far has looked weird). He shrugs a bit, then jumps back into it.] I have to... search, I guess. Something bad happened here pretty recently, so I have to make sure it's not lingering. Here-
[There's a chair lying knocked over among the clutter and glass and hair, and he takes a few steps over the mess to pick it up, bumping it a couple times on the ground to knock off any glass shards he can't see, before bringing it back to where Rise is waiting and setting it down in an open patch of floor.]
Here you go. This won't take long, I promise. [And with another smile, he moves back to the center of the room once again, taking a stance in the middle of it with his back straight, his arms by his sides, and his head tilted slightly back with his eyes closed, like he's listening really hard for something in the distance. Chirithy, meanwhile, is still more or less next to Rise, and picks up a bit of the hair in its slightly awkward paws, sighing and shaking its fuzzy little head.]
Such a waste...